In the last quarter of the 19th Century, Central City, Colo, (pop.; 572) perched on the edge of a Rocky Mountain canyon 50 miles west of Denver, was a booming mine town. Bernhardt, Modjeska, Booth and Jefferson played on the stage of its massive Opera House.
Three years ago, heirs of the McFarlane brothers, who built the Opera House, presented it to Denver University. Ann Evans, Denver's Art patron, organized a scheme to make annual revivals there a reminder of the city's rowdy past. The revivals started two years ago when Lillian Gish played...
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